How to grow Giant White Bird of Paradise? Keep these cultivation points in mind
Giant White Bird of Paradise, also known as Giant White Bird of Paradise peace lily or large-leaf peace lily, is a perennial evergreen shade-loving herbaceous foliage plant of the genus Spathiphyllum in the Araceae family. Next, let us take a look at how to grow Giant White Bird of Paradise.
Giant White Bird of Paradise has a well-developed root system, and its roots are rather brittle and tender, not easy to grow deep, with particularly strong water and fertilizer absorption capacity, and it especially likes plenty of water and fertilizer. Therefore, when potting, choose a culture soil that is loose, fertile, strong in fertilizer and water retention, and rich in organic matter. Generally, a nutrient soil mixed from leaf mold, decomposed sawdust, river sand, perlite, etc. can be used as the substrate.
At the same time, when potting and planting, add a small amount of bone meal, dried livestock and poultry manure, and decomposed soybean cake, etc. (as base fertilizer) to promote growth. In addition, depending on the growth condition, apply liquid fertilizer or organic nitrogen fertilizer as a top dressing monthly or at irregular intervals, and pay attention to applying more potassium fertilizer such as plant ash, so as to promote plant growth, make the leaves firm and the leaf color deeper and brighter, prevent pests and diseases, and maintain the best ornamental state.
Giant White Bird of Paradise has large leaves and a well-developed root system, has a very large demand for water, and is sensitive to water shortage; with even a slight water shortage, the leaves wilt immediately. If the water shortage is short-term, it is easy to recover after watering, but severe water shortage will cause dehydration and scorched leaves, and it is not easy to recover. Therefore, during cultivation and maintenance, ensure sufficient soil moisture and maintain relatively high air humidity. In the hot and dry summer and autumn, in addition to keeping the pot soil moist, the amount of water sprayed on the leaves must also be increased, so as to wash away soot and dust and to cool and preserve moisture.
Giant White Bird of Paradise is sensitive to light and avoids direct sunlight; it can grow normally under scattered light. However, long-term excessive shading will also cause poor plant growth and reduce its ornamental value. Giant White Bird of Paradise has relatively strong resistance to pests and diseases and is not prone to disease, but Giant White Bird of Paradise in the vigorous growth period has a deep green leaf color and is easily attractive to green-loving pests, such as the tobacco cutworm, which lays eggs and causes damage. When ventilation is poor, aphids and green stink bugs can occasionally be seen damaging the tender parts of the heart leaves, causing deformed leaf growth, or notches, or brown spots, affecting the ornamental value and the normal growth of the plant. In addition to manual capture and control, insecticides such as chlorfluazuron and dimethoate can be used for spraying and killing.
Giant White Bird of Paradise can be propagated by division and tissue culture. Before the growing point is damaged, Giant White Bird of Paradise will not sprout until it reaches old maturity. After the growing point is artificially damaged, each plant can tiller 3-5 buds. When the new buds grow to a height of about 15-20 cm, they can be cut apart and inserted into perlite or coarse sand to let them grow roots.
When cutting apart, be careful to keep part of the stem, and apply charcoal ash to the wound to prevent rot. Households can use this division propagation method, but traditional division propagation simply cannot meet market demand. Now tissue culture can be successfully used to rapidly propagate its seedlings. Tissue-cultured seedlings can first be planted in plastic trays, and when they grow to 4-5 leaves they can be divided and planted, then after 3-4 times of repotting and transplanting, when the seedlings are about 30 cm tall they can be planted, and then managed according to conventional cultivation.
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